The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
Peaceful Condition of Ireland Likely to Rob
Conservatives of Their Last Excuse tor
Putting the Measure into Effect.
Rumor that Mr.. Gladstone Is Preparing
to Urge Church Disestablishment.
Distinguished Men in Attendance at Church
Jubilee Services-Rouvier Abandons His
Attempt to Form French Ministry.
THE FIGHT AGAINST CoERcIos.

Why the Conservatives Consented to POST
ponement-Lr. Gladstone's Tactics.
LONDON, May % Ministerial yearning for
rest is the sole cause of the postponement. until
after the Whitsuntide holidays. of the climax of
the coercion struggle The Ministers had viv-
idly before them the alternative OF mo holiday,
accompanied by protracted night and day sit
tings, or a continuance of the committee stage
of the bill without making a decisive effort to
terminate it. They chose the latter course and
with good reason The absolute quietude which
now exists in Ireland, the cessation of outrages
and the extension of the system of amicaale ar
rangements between landlords and tenants, are
slowly but surely divesting coercion of whatever
excuse it may ever have possessed. Indeed, the
logical foundation for the governments attitude
toward Ireland is being rapidly honey
combed by the peaceful course of events, and
nothing short of desire for consistency
determination to render the existence of an
Irish parliamentary party impossible can explain
Lord Salisbury's relentless persistence in the
course which he has mapped out for the Tories
That the latter result is aimed at many shrewd
politicians believe, and Mr.. Gladstone's tactics
on many recent occasions indicate that he
poets the promulgation of the measure in its
drest sense when coercion shall have become
urgency for the law on the ground that the state
of the country demands it must, perforce. be
abandoned. The plan is to let the bill
drag over a number of sittings during June, and
then ask Sor urgency the exclusive ground
that the measure has been debated to q sufd-
cient extent. This move would throw tho stigma
of wanton obstruction on the Gladstonians. IT,
however, the Parnellites consent to follow Mr.
Gladstone's tactics, charge of obstruction
be tenabie. Mr.. Gladstone has advised his COL
leagues to discuss none but the vital points of
the measure, from purely Liberal stand point
and even in so doing to avoid long speeches
any protracted attempt to kill time. His desire
is to systematic the opposition as to prevent
all semblancs of obstruction.
One section of the Parnellites do not believe
nnesse. They would rather fight on the old
lines. using every artifce against the bill In
Mr.. Parnells absence party subordination in the
Irish ranks has been greatly weakened. and con-
certed action with the Gladstonians has become
improbable. The position of affairs, therefore,
in the event of q difference in policy between
Giadstonans and Parnellites is this: The gov
ernment will permit the Parnellites to obstruct
the progress of coercion until the time is oppor-
tune for demand for urgency, when they will
summarily dispatch the whole bill. The Minis
teriaists confidently expect the Speakers assist
ance. and with it they intend to overwhelm the
opposition by a sudden coup.